Minor Music at the End of the World

From the monologue of the last man on earth to the creation of new modes of relation in the wake of catastrophe, this multi-disciplinary performance event explores the possibility of Black life at the end of the world: What might blossom in the black morning? A collaboration in three movements based on writer and scholar Saidiya Hartman’s texts and directed by Sarah Benson, Minor Music at the End of the World is a polyvocal utterance with performances from André Holland, Okwui Okpokwasili, Bria Bacon, Audrey Hailes, and AJ Wilmore—and a film by Arthur Jafa. This collaborative work of hybrid form features a "murderers' row of collaborators" (Artnet) that bridges performance, movement, film, and visual art, with a site-specific scenic design by Mimi Lien, a stage installation by Precious Okoyomon, and innovative live camera design by Josh Higgason.